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Driven to end hunger
NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon may be known for driving at speeds just shy of 200 mph on the track, but when he came to visit…
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Service-learning workshops
Two service-learning workshops will be held for faculty and graduate students interested in exploring the nuts and bolts of designing and implementing service-learning enhanced coursework.…
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Obituary: Margaret Collins Totty
Margaret Collins Totty, an assistant director at the Disability Resource Center, died on Aug. 31 after a battle with cancer. She was 57.
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Obituary: Claude Walton McBride Sr.
The Rev. Claude Walton McBride Sr., unofficial chaplain of the UGA football team for many years and a former associate director of the Office of…
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Racing champion lends helping hand to Campus Kitchen
NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon helps UGA students prepare and deliver meals as part of AARP’s Drive to End Hunger.
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Odum School celebrates centennial of its namesake
Eugene P. Odum, “the father of modern ecology,” blazed trails in his holistic approach to the field of study.
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UGA horn student wins top prize in international competition
University of Georgia doctor of musical arts student Lauren Hunt took first prize Sept. 1 in the International Horn Competition of America’s university division. Hunt,…
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UGA Center receives $10.4 million grant renewal for glycobiology research
Researchers at the University of Georgia have received a five-year, $10.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support the National Center for…
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EcoFocus Film Festival to bring acclaimed documentary ‘Blackfish’ to Athens
The EcoFocus Film Festival, an initiative of the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, will present a preview of the new documentary “Blackfish” Sept.…
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Special Collections Libraries to hold Football Friday Tours
An exhibit of historical football memorabilia from the UGA Athletic Association Archives will be displayed this fall at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections…
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Skidaway Marine Science Day set for Oct. 26
An afternoon of marine science programs, displays, tours and activities-Skidaway Marine Science Day 2013-will be held on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m. to 4…
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Georgia Museum of Art and Performing Arts Center promote Catherine the Great together
A concert featuring music from the court of Catherine the Great will be held Sept. 22 at 3 p.m. in Ramsey Hall of the University…
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UGA’s Henry Young named Kroger Professor in Community Pharmacy
Henry N. Young, formerly of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has joined the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy as the…
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Minority buying power up in 2013, according to UGA Multicultural Economy study
Minority groups in the U.S. will command unprecedented economic clout this year and well into the future, according to the annual Multicultural Economy report from…
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New research explores theories about aging and death in plants
According to Benjamin Franklin, “nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” But what if Franklin had it wrong—at least about death?…
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Conference on Women and Girls in Georgia to focus on the arts
The University of Georgia Institute for Women’s Studies in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences will present the fifth conference on Women and Girls…
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Eight UGA students awarded Fulbright travel-study grants
Eight University of Georgia students were awarded international travel-study grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2013-2014 academic year.
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OVPR rolls out two new electronic research administration systems
This summer, UGA faculty began using two new electronic research administration systems: one to submit and manage human subjects protocols and the other to submit…
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Ways to trim some fat from your diet
• Choose meat with the least amount of fat on it when shopping.• Trim off the fat you can see from meat and poultry. Also…
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Public Affairs site redesigned
The Public Affairs Division has redesigned its website. The new site offers easily accessible information about the division’s units, which offer multimedia communication with UGA’s…
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Study participants needed
The Body Composition and Metabolism Lab in the kinesiology department is seeking women ages 25 to 45 for a supervised walking study. Females are sought…
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Report: One-fourth of ACT-tested high school grads are college ready
Twenty-six percent of high school graduates who took the ACT were deemed to have met the exam’s “college readiness benchmark” in all four of the…
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Workshops to explore best practices in higher education administration
Administrators at UGA and institutions of higher education nationwide are faced with a number of challenges-from recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty to managing budgets and…
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Scientist uses electrified water to kill foodborne pathogens
UGA researchers have used electrolyzed oxidizing water to sanitize poultry, kill funguses on nursery-grown plants and remove pathogens from produce. Now they’re using it to…